Electric steam-pressing appliance



c. A. BREWER ELECTRIC STEAK PRESSING IPLIAHCE Filed sept. 15l 192s 2 Shoots-Sheet l c. A. BREWER 1,736,148

ELECTRIC STEAM PREssING APPLIAHCF Filed sept. 15) 192e 2l Smets-Sheet 2 Patented. Nov'. 19, -1929 "\.J1\111l"1l STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES L BREWER, OE 'DARIENQCONNECTICUL As'srGNOR ro CANNON ENGINEERING y co., OE BROOKLYN, lNEW YORK, CORPORATION OE NEW YORK ELECTRIC STEAH-PRES'SING APPLIANCE Application led September 15, 1926. Serial No. 135,682.

My invention relates to electric steam 'pressing appliances of the kind in which the face of the pressing iron is provided with ne perforations to emit steam therethrough. The steam pressingl iron according to the present invention is so constructed that at will it can be used as a dry iron or a steam iron. The heat to the pressing face of the iron is supplied independent ott', the heat supplied to 4l() the steam generating chamber contained 1n the iron.

-tion,] refer to the annexed drawin For a better understanding of my invenin which I have shown, for the purpose 'of il ustration, an embodiment of my invention, and in which Fig. 1 shows an electric'circ'uit diagram .including the steam pressing'iron, the heating element in the steam generating chamber, a thermostatic make and break switch and a' feed-Water pump Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the steam pressing iron; Fig. 3 is a transverse 'section through the same along line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a top plan view partly in section along line 4-4 in Fig. 2; Figs. 5 and 6 are transverse sections respectively along lineS `tie-5 and 6-6 in Fig. 4.

At 10 is shown a'plugto be attached tothe iron for supplying electric current both to the heating coilv for the perforated pressingl face of thel iron, to Vthe heating element 1n the steam generating chamber and to the feed Water pump 6. The plug 10 in turn can be connected by means of a flexible Wire-cord 11 to any lamp socket.

In Fig. 1 is shown the electric circuit diagram which includes the' heating coil 13 for heating the pressing faceof the iron 9", the

feed-Waterpump 6, the heating coils 14 of the heating element 15 provided'in the steam generating chamber of the iron, a thermostatic circuit make and-break switch 16 for convtrollingthe temperature of the steam generating chamber, an electric heating coil 18 and a thermostatic Vsvvitc'h'l? for closlng the pump circuit. 19 is a switch'adapted to be operatedV by a push button shown' at 20 in Fig. 2.

lThe inner construction of the pressing iron 9 is shown in detail in'fFis. 2-6. As will be seen more particularly in igs. 2 and 3, the pressing face of the iron isprovided with perforations 21 through which steam is emitted,

in casestearn is generated inthe steam gention thereof are loc'ated the electric heating coils 13, which, as shownin the diagrammatic Figure 1, are connected in the electric'circuit so as to be supplied with electric current, as soon as the plug 10 has been inserted (Fig. 2). By said heating coils 13 dry heat is supplied to the perforated pressing face 26.'

In the steamgenerating chamber 22 to Which filtered Water is supplied by the feed- Water pump 6 is located the heating element 15 provided on its outside with ribs 28 and containing the electric heating coils 14, to which, as shown in the circuit diagram of Fig.v 1, electric current is supplied upon the closing of switch 19 by means of a push-button shown in Fig.'2 at- 20. As shown, the

' steam generating chamber 22 is not affected by l The feed Water pump 6 is an electrically operated external pump which supplies Water to chamber 22 from an external reservoir (not shown) through a flexible tubeconne'cted'to the inlet shown at 8 in Fig. 2. Heat being supplied by the electric heating coil 18 included in the circuit (Fig. l) to the thermostatic switch 17, the latter closes the circuit, and thereby pump 6 is set in operation, as the thermostatically controlled make and break switch 16 normally closes the circuit.

The steam which is generated in the steam generating chamber 22 il'ows through tube 29 (Figs. 5 and 6) and on its Way to the chamber 30 inthe pressing face 26 passes through the Water trap 31, Where any water particles carried by the steam are trapped and regenerated into steam, then to be carried along with the main body of steam through the pipe 32 into the passage 33 and the chamber 30 from which chamber the steam is emitted through the perforations 21 onto the material being ironed.

The thermostatic switch 16 shown in the circuit diagram of Fig. 1 can be adjusted to d various temperatures in the'steam generating.

chamber 22, which adjustment, las will be seen from Figs. 5 and is effected by means of a V metal set-screw 34, which passes through a bushing 35 of insulating material and forms one contact. ,The other contact is formed by a pivoted member 36 which is engaged by the free end of the thermostat 16 which, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, is riveted, or otherwise secured, to one of the Walls ofthe steam generating chamber.

A special explanation of the operation will ynot be necessary as the operation of my device will be sufficiently clearly understood from the drawings, and While I have shown and 20 described in detail one embodiment of my invention, I do not, of course, wish to limit myl self thereto, as it is obvious that my invention is capable of various modifications. I claim: n 1. In a pressing iron, electric heating i means `for the face thereof, a steam generator therein, electric heating means therefor, and means operating in response to change of temperature of the 'steam for controlling the oper- 3o ation of said generator heating-means. 2. In an electric iron, a pressing face havlng perforations therein, an electric heating unit forv the face, an electrically heated steam generating unit within the iron, means conucting steam from said unit to said face, and

means responsive to the temperature of the steam generating unit for controlling the supply of feed water to said generating unit.

n testimony whereof I aix my slgnature. 4o CHARLES BREWER. 

